'Feels like chilli powder in eyes': No relief in sight for Delhi residents as toxic smog persists

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Residents in the Indian capital New Delhi continued to choke on toxic smog with no relief in sight as the city’s air quality remained in the hazardous band on Wednesday (Nov 20).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Residents in the Indian capital, New Delhi, continued to choke on toxic smog, with no

00:07relief in sight as the city's air quality remained in the hazardous band on Wednesday.

00:12Sir, it's so troublesome.

00:13It's as if someone has put chillies in my eyes.

00:14It feels like chillies.

00:15My eyes are burning.

00:16I can't breathe.

00:17It's very difficult.

00:18I'm suffocating.

00:19Another resident said he felt the pollution would only worsen.

00:23While visibility has improved from the start of the week, Delhi's 24-hour air quality

00:28index reading was above 420 on a scale of 500.

00:32The city's air quality index, or AQI, is about to reach a record high.

00:37It's the highest in the country.

00:39It's at a record high.

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